School bus part of 4-vehicle crash on I-75

Published: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:12 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:12 a.m.

SARASOTA COUNTY - — Fifty students were on a school bus involved in an multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 75.

Four vehicles, including the bus, were southbound about 3:25 p.m. near Mile Marker 210 at Fruitville Road when a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado had a tire blow out, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Two vehicles slowed to avoid a collision, and the bus, carrying 50 students and four chaperones from Port Charlotte High School, rear-ended one vehicle that fled the scene. The bus then rear-ended another vehicle, FHP reports.

No one was injured in the crash.

Mitchelle Barnes, 45, who was driving the truck with the blow out, was cited for faulty equipment and no proof of insurance, FHP reports.

<p><em>SARASOTA COUNTY</em> - — Fifty students were on a school bus involved in an multi-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 75.</p><p>Four vehicles, including the bus, were southbound about 3:25 p.m. near Mile Marker 210 at Fruitville Road when a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado had a tire blow out, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.</p><p>Two vehicles slowed to avoid a collision, and the bus, carrying 50 students and four chaperones from Port Charlotte High School, rear-ended one vehicle that fled the scene. The bus then rear-ended another vehicle, FHP reports.</p><p>No one was injured in the crash.</p><p>Mitchelle Barnes, 45, who was driving the truck with the blow out, was cited for faulty equipment and no proof of insurance, FHP reports.</p>